| 1890 AHAC season | |
|---|---|
| League | Amateur Hockey Association of Canada |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Duration | January 3 – March 4, 1890 |
| Number of teams | 4 |
| 1890 | |
| Champions | Montreal Hockey Club |
The 1890 AHAC season was the fourth season of the Amateur Hockey Association of Canada. Play was in challenges. The Montreal Hockey Club would win the final challenge of the season against the Montreal Victorias to win the Canadian championship for the third season in a row.
The annual meeting of the Amateur Hockey Association was held in the rooms of the MAAA in Montreal, on November 22, 1889. The main business was whether to accept Quebec or not, and whether to change the Crystals team name to the Dominions. Representatives from most of the hockey clubs were present. The election for the ensuing year resulted as follows: [1]
The season consisted of challenge games as well as numerous exhibition matches between all the teams in the AHAC. Quebec would challenge this season. The Montreal Crystals would be known as the Dominion Hockey Club of Montreal for this season.
Statistics are based on challenge games only and do not include stats regarding exhibition games [2]
Note GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against
| Team | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Hockey Club† | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 13 |
| Quebec Hockey Club | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Montreal Dominions | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| Montreal Victorias | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
† National Champion
| Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Score | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exhibition play | |||||
| Jan. 3 | Montreal HC | 5 | Victorias | 4 | Dominion Rink |
| Jan. 13 | McGill | 4 | Victorias | 11 | Victoria Rink |
| Jan. 24 | Victorias | 1 | Montreal HC | 5 | Dominion Rink |
| Jan. 28 | Ottawa HC | 1 | Victorias | 3 | Victoria Rink |
| AHAC Challenge play | |||||
| Jan. 7 | Quebec HC | 1 | Montreal HC | 5 | Dominion Rink |
| Jan. 17 | Victorias | 2 | Montreal HC | 4 | Dominion Rink |
| Jan. 31 | Dominions | 4 | Montreal HC | 6 | Dominion Rink |
| Feb. 11 | Dominions | 2 | Montreal HC | 6 | Dominion Rink |
| Feb. 18 | Victorias | 1 | Montreal HC | 2 | Dominion Rink |
| Feb. 25 | Dominions | 2 | Montreal HC | 3 | Crystal Rink |
| Mar. 4 | Victorias | 1 | Montreal HC | 2 | Crystal Rink |
Note: GP = Games played, G = Goals scored.
| Name | Club | GP | G |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archie McNaughton | Montreal HC | 7 | 12 |
| Jack Findlay | Montreal HC | 7 | 6 |
| Dave Brown | Dominions | 3 | 4 |
| Alex Kingan | Montreal HC | 2 | 3 |
| Allan Cameron | Montreal HC | 6 | 2 |
| Sam Lee | Montreal HC | 4 | 2 |
| Andy Ritchie | Dominions | 3 | 2 |
| Jack Arnton | Victorias | 2 | 1 |
| Eddie Barlow | Victorias | 3 | 1 |
| Arthur Scott | Quebec HC | 1 | 1 |
| George Lowe | Montreal HC | 1 | 1 |
No scorer identified for 1 Montreal and Victoria goal.
Note: GP = Games played, GA = goals against, SO = Shutouts, GAA = Goals against average
| Name | Club | GP | GA | SO | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Paton | Montreal HC | 7 | 13 | 0 | 1.9 |
| Robert Jones | Victorias | 3 | 8 | 0 | 2.7 |
| Joe Fyfe | Dominions | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2.0 |
| Archie Laurie | Quebec HC | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5.0 |
| Robert Scanlan | Dominions | 2 | 12 | 0 | 6.0 |